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 * Copyright (c) 2008, Mounir Jarraï
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 *      	and its contributors.
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package org.mj.eclipse.reporting.classpath.mvc.models;

import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Collection;

import org.eclipse.zest.layouts.LayoutEntity;

/**
 * @author Mounir Jarraï
 *
 */
public interface INode extends LayoutEntity, Serializable {

	public enum Properties {
		NAME, HEIGHT, WIDTH, X, Y, SIZE, LOCATION, COLOR;

		public boolean represents(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
			if (evt != null) {
				return this.toString().equals(evt.getPropertyName());
			}
			return false;
		}
	};

	public String getName();

	public Collection<IConnector> getOutgoingConnections();

	public Collection<IConnector> getIncomingConnections();

}
